Jean-Claude Turcotte


Jean-Claude Turcotte
Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Montreal
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseMontreal
ProvinceMontreal
MetropolisMontreal
SeeMontreal
Appointed17 March 1990
Term ended20 March 2012
PredecessorPaul Grégoire
SuccessorChristian Lépine
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of Nostra Signora del Santissimo Sacramento e Santi Martiri Canadesi
Previous post(s)
  • Auxiliary Bishop of Montréal (1982–1990)
  • Titular Bishop of Suas (1982–1990)
  • President of the Canadian Episcopal Conference (1997–1999)
Orders
Ordination24 May 1959
by Laurent Morin
Consecration9 June 1982
by Paul Grégoire
Created cardinal26 November 1994
by Pope John Paul II
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born(1936-06-26)26 June 1936
Died8 April 2015(2015-04-08) (aged 78)
Montréal, Québec, Canada
DenominationRoman Catholic
Motto
  • Servir le Seigneur dans la Joie
  • ("Serve the Lord in joy")
Coat of armsJean-Claude Turcotte's coat of arms
Styles of
Jean-Claude Turcotte
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
SeeMontreal

Jean-Claude Turcotte (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ klod tyʁkɔt]) (26 June 1936 – 8 April 2015) was a Canadian Roman Catholic cardinal. Upon his elevation into the cardinalate he was made the Cardinal-Priest of Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament and the Holy Canadian Martyrs. He was the Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Montreal from 1990 to 2012, and was succeeded as Archbishop by Christian Lépine.